Tag: Volusia County

article Courtesy: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office DELAND, Fla. – A Florida Dollar General employee has been arrested for allegedly pouring bleach into his co-worker’s drink after an argument.  Jerome Ellis, a DeLand Dollar General employee was arrested on charges of poisoning food or water and tampering with evidence after video surveillance showed Ellis pouring bleach into his co-worker’s can of Pepsi on Monday, an arrest affidavit states. Ellis and the victim reportedly got into an argument the day before, and the victim told police he believed Ellis was holding a grudge against him, deputies said.  The man told deputies he […]

article (Photo of gun via Volusia Sheriff’s Office) VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 13-year-old student at Heritage Middle School was arrested Tuesday after he reportedly brought a gun with no magazine to school and showed it to another student, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. The witness student told a deputy that during third-period class Monday, the boy asked him if he wanted to see something cool and then reached into his backpack and showed him the gun, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Deputies said the parent of the witness student reported the incident. Authorities spoke with the […]